more tools & stuff

Here is a English to Tagalog translator I finally found.

These are some Philippine Proverbs in Tagalog

Urdu Proverbs

Maori Language Site

Maori Translator

country background

here are some more inspirational pics of my countires, well not my countires...just the ones i picked.


NEW ZEALAND



PAKISTAN


THE PHILIPPINES

WHHHHHAAAAAAT?

dude, if this is what i think it is, SIGN ME UUUUPPPPPPPPP!
haha.
but cheap...well maybe not cheap, but affordable genome sequencing within 5 years????
oh man, if in 5 years i can make my life long dream of having green eyes come true i will gladly save my allowance.
i mean, i'm not sure if this is effective for already exisiteing humans...but for now i'm hoping so!
woohooooo!
GREEN EYES!


btw, we need to stop toying with nature, she's going to get mad...i think she already is. lol...kinda.

Bet on Us... We're Designers =)

It's a daunting task, but in order to produce successful design there has to be prediction involved. Well at least a good hypothesis of where the future is needed, I mean we can't travel map-less... artists are crazy and they'll get you lost if you don't have a destination. Don't be scared, the article says we should shed our cynicism about these tenacious tasks and break it down to the ability of systematically recognizing change.

I will leave you with this: "The future is much more important than the new, the hip and the cool."
So grab your crystal balls amigos, it's time to start placing bets.

ARTICLE: Beyond the Schlock of the New: Eight strategies for design and foresight, by Kevin McCullagh

"A Case of Bad Judgement"

OoH OOh OOh! A little bit of drama in the design world??? Amongst a competition inspired by diversity is the issue of a lack there of. Cultural progression crippled by stagnation. What a conundrum. Our writer explains of a mighty board of judgement, all of whose seats are filled by white men, that is supposed to have an accurate and overseeing eye over a competition that is about global citizenship. I think I must agree with Mr. Drenttel and say "I dooonnnnttt really think so".

It's time for change & expansion, which fortunately the judges agree with. If so, hurry up and hand over that seat!
OH, by the way, this "flag design competition being hosted by Adbusters, on the topic of global citizenship" seems really cool. Check it out & salute!

ARTICLE: WHOSE FLAG?
(c/o NYTIMES BLOGS)

REVIEW TIME!

Oh yes. It's our favorite time of the day/week/year/hour/whatever...BLOG REVIEWS! So I'm sifting through, trying to find something that catches my attention, but all I see is long title this, complex biz that, and then finally...a light! Something so clean, simple, and understandable: IBM Gets Innovation.

TAKE A PEAK...I MEAN THAT'S REALLY ALL THERE IS TO SEE ANYWAY...
Man! Even the article was on how the company is crossing over to an easier and precise way of understanding customer needs. Very nice. Ads, pitches, and design shouldn't be overly complicated anyway. Let's get to the point people—I mean it's nice being lost in the art of a design, but you may end up who you're designing for.

LosT in Translation...

TRYING TO FIND some FUN:

http://www.urduword.com/search.php?English=fun&submit=Translate+to+Urdu


http://www.bohol.ph/diksyunaryo.php?sw=fun&lang=English&search=Search

THE CLASS ROOM LOW DOWN...and dirty.

So here's the deal. Pick 3 countries (not including the U.S.). Gather pictures, text, & anything visual.
And then...?






ps...if you can't tell, i picked New Zealand, Pakistan, and the Philippines

well hellO again!!!

oh yea, new year, new blog.....well sort of.
so fast fact of the day?: to open a preveious blog account, you must remember your password. very curcial people. =D

BLLOOOGGGERRRRR.COM! where you are free to be a blog.

see you next time classmates.
-dominique.inhave2middlenames.boyette